Jake Jake calls itself the world’s largest gay professional community. The company reports almost 30,000 members sending two million messages to each other over the past year and attending exclusive real world events together.

Unlike others that discourage independent commercial activity, this site encourages users to advertise their own businesses and directly monetize their involvement with the site.

Niche social networks are likely a viable business because they allow specialized functionality and a subjective community feel as opposed to general interest sites that defer to either the lowest common denominator or the 15-25 year old demographic.

Many people want to participate in social networks, but many people prefer networks set up for people they can relate to. From the proudly professional to the happily hedonistic, there may be something on this list for everyone – or at least everyone who’s a gay man.Lovetastic’s interface is the cleanest, simplest and easiest on the eyes of any of these sites. There are randomly generated interview questions for profiles and nude or shirtless pictures are prohibited. If this is the site for you, you’ll likely know as soon as you visit it.Connexion Connexion is LGBT online networking with a suffix.Man Jam offers listings for rooms and houses for rent or to live in rent-free. There are job and business listings, many of which are in the Middle East.There are personal profile listings with text and video comments enabled for members.Memberships are £19.95 for 6 months with a 28 free trial period.